Butte’s contaminated sites from a century of copper mining represent the nation’s biggest Superfund complex.

The city was once among the worlds most important copper-mining regions. Workers created a tight-knit community that took care of its own. Everybody knew everybody, recalls Hamry, 61.

There was a healthy dose of skepticism in Butte, Mont., when Hollywood producers began showing up to shoot their shows. Now, many say the industry’s arrival has been a boon for the city.

Remains of old mining operations can be found in the numerous ghost towns that surround Philipsburg. There are at least a half-dozen restaurants and bars that serve food in Philipsburg.

In states like Montana, that means small towns with their futures tied to mining are looking for other options. Montana Public Radio's Eric Whitney reports they're hard to find.

But in the 1890's, Garnet sprung up to accommodate hard rock gold mining. Unlike many of Montana's mining towns Garnet was not a company town.

Montana's mining towns, particularly Butte, have seen an economic revival thanks to Hollywood productions like 1923, a prequel to Yellowstone.

A trial against BNSF Railway has begun over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a Montana town where thousands were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine.

BUTTE, Mont. — High above this storied copper town, one of the tallest earth-filled dams in the country holds back more than 6.5 trillion gallons of toxic sludge from an open-pit mine. The dam ...

Anyone will tell you that Butte, Montana, is tough. They'll also tell you that it's unbelievably kind and generous.

BUTTE, Mont. – Paige Layne was several weeks into her new job as a security guard – standing watch outside the civic center in her hometown of Butte, Montana – when she found out exactly ...